List of Bungo Stray Dogs episodes

The anime series television Bungo Stray Dogs centers on individuals who are gifted with supernatural powers and use them for different purposes including holding a business, solving mysteries, and carrying out missions assigned by the mafia. The story mainly follows the members of the "Armed Detective Agency" and their everyday lives. It is produced by Bones was directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido.[1] Nobuhiro Arai and Hiroshi Kanno served as the chief animation directors, while the former also served as character designer along with Ryō Hirata.

Taku Iwasaki composed the series' music. Kazuhiro Wakabayashi was the series' sound director at Glovision. Additionally, Yumiko Kondou was the art director, Yukari Goto was the anime's color designer, Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi was the director of photography, and Shigeru Nishiyama was the editor.[2] Granrodeo performed the anime's opening theme, titled "Trash Candy",[3][4] and Luck Life performed the anime's ending theme, titled "Namae wo Yobu yo" (名前を呼ぶよ, lit. "Call Out The Name").[5] The two seasons were released on DVD and Blu-ray between June 24, 2016 and August 4, 2017.[6][7] Funimation licensed the series for English release, with the first compilation being out on March 6, 2018[8]

The series was split into two halves: the first half, containing twelve episodes, premiered on 7 April 2016 and ended on 23 June 2016,[4] being broadcast on Tokyo MX, Teletama, Chiba TV, tvk, GBS (Gifu Broadcasting), Mie TV, SUN, TVQ Kyushu, and BS11.[9] The second half, also containing twelve episodes, premiered on 6 October 2016 and ended on 22 December 2016.[4][10] The series has been licensed for streaming by Crunchyroll.[11] Screen Mode sung the opening theme titled "Reason Living" while Luck Life once again sung the ending theme titled "Kaze ga Fuku Machi" (風が吹く街, lit. "Town where wind blows").

An original video animation was bundled with the 13th limited edition manga volume, which was released on 31 August 2017.[12][13]

On 21 July 2018, it has been announced that the series would receive a third season.[14] The cast and staff will reprise their roles from the previous two seasons.[15] The third season premiered from 12 April 2019 and ended on 28 June 2019, broadcast on Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, BS11, and Wowow.[16] Granrodeo performed the third seasons' opening theme "Setsuna no Ai," and Luck Life performed the third seasons' ending theme "Lily."[17]

The anime is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll (with home video distribution from Funimation) and in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited.[18][19]

Episode list

Season 1

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Fortune Is Unpredictable and Mutable" Transcription: "Jinsei Banji Saiō ga Tora" (Japanese: 人生万事塞翁が虎)	7 April 2016[lower-alpha 1]
2	"A Certain Bomb" Transcription: "Aru Bakudan" (Japanese: 或る爆弾)	14 April 2016
3	"Yokohama Gangster Paradise" Transcription: "Yokohama Gyangusuta Paradaisu" (Japanese: ヨコハマ ギャングスタア パラダヰス)	21 April 2016
4	"The Tragedy of the Fatalist" Transcription: "Unmeironsha no Himi" (Japanese: 運命論者の悲み)	28 April 2016
5	"Murder on D Street[lower-alpha 2]"	5 May 2016
6	"The Azure Messenger" Transcription: "Ao no Shito" (Japanese: 蒼の使徒)	12 May 2016
7	"Love for the Disease Called Ideals" Transcription: "Risō to Iu Yamai wo Aisu" (Japanese: 理想という病を愛す)	19 May 2016
8	"Teaching Them To Kill; Then To Die" Transcription: "Hito wo Koroshite Shine yo tote" (Japanese: 人を殺して死ねよとて)	26 May 2016
9	"The Beauty Is Quiet Like a Stone Statue" Transcription: "Utsukushiki Hito wa Sabi to Shite Sekizō no Gotoku" (Japanese: うつくしき人は寂として石像の如く)	2 June 2016
10	"Rashōmon and the Tiger" Transcription: "Rashōmon to Tora" (Japanese: 羅生門と虎)	9 June 2016
11	"First, an Unsuitable Profession for Her. Second, an Ecstatic Detective Agency" Transcription: "Sono Ichi, 'Kanojo ni Mukanai Shokugyō'. Sono Ni, 'Uchōten Tanteisha'" (Japanese: 其の一『彼女には向かない職業』。 其の二『有頂天探偵社』)	16 June 2016
12	"Borne Back Ceaselessly into the Past" Transcription: "Taemanaku Kako e Oshimodosare nagara" (Japanese: たえまなく過去へ押し戻されながら)	23 June 2016

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
13	1	"The Dark Age" Transcription: "Kuro no Jidai" (Japanese: 黒の時代)	6 October 2016
14	2	"Nowhere to Return" Transcription: "Modorenai Basho" (Japanese: 戻れない場所)	13 October 2016
15	3	"A Room Where We Can Someday See the Ocean" Transcription: "Itsuka Umi no Mieru Heya de" (Japanese: いつか海の見える部屋で)	20 October 2016
16	4	"Bungo Stray Dog" Transcription: "Bungō Sutorei Doggu" (Japanese: 文豪ストレイドッグ)	27 October 2016
17	5	"Three Companies Conflict" Transcription: "San Shakyōgō" (Japanese: 社競合)	3 November 2016
18	6	"The Strategy of Conflict" Transcription: "Funsō no Senryaku" (Japanese: 紛争の戦略)	10 November 2016
19	7	"Will of Tycoon" Transcription: "Wiru Obu Taikūn" (Japanese: ウィル・オブ・タイクーン)	17 November 2016
20	8	"Though the Mind May Be Wrong" Transcription: "Atama wa Machigau Koto ga Atte mo" (Japanese: 頭は間違うことがあっても)	24 November 2016
21	9	"Double Black" Transcription: "Sōtsu no Kuro" (Japanese: 双つの黒)	1 December 2016
22	10	"Part 1: Poe and Rampo / Part 2: Moby Dick, Swimming in the Sky" Transcription: "Sono Ichi: 'Pō to Ranpo' / Sono Ni: 'Ten no Umi o Yuku Shiro Kujira no Ari te'" (Japanese: 其の一『ポオと乱歩』/ 其の二『天の海をゆく白鯨のありて』)	8 December 2016
23	11	"Rashōmon, the Tiger and the Last Tycoon" Transcription: "Rashōmon to Tora to Saigo no Taikun" (Japanese: 羅生門と虎と最後の大君)	15 December 2016
24	12	"If I May Shed Away My Burden Now" Transcription: "Moshi Kyō Kono Nimotsu o Oroshi te Yoi no nara" (Japanese: 若し今日この荷物を降ろして善いのなら)	22 December 2016
25	OVA	"He Walks Alone" Transcription: "Hitori Ayumu" (Japanese: ひとりあゆむ)	4 August 2017

Season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
26	1	"Dazai, Chūya, Fifteen Years Old" Transcription: "Dazai, Chūya, Jūgo-Sai" (Japanese: 太宰、中也、十五歳)	12 April 2019
27	2	"Right Now, God" Transcription: "Aragami wa Ima" (Japanese: 荒神は今)	19 April 2019
28	3	"Only a Diamond Can Polish a Diamond" Transcription: "Daiya wa Daiya-de Shika" (Japanese: ダイヤはダイヤでしか)	26 April 2019
29	4	"My Ill Deeds are The Work of God" Transcription: "Toga Ataeru wa Kami no Gō" (Japanese: 咎与うるは神の業)	3 May 2019
30	5	"Slap the Stick & Addict"	10 May 2019
31	6	"Herurisu / Portrait of a Father" Transcription: "Sono Ichi 'Herurisu!' Sono Ni 'Chichi no Shōzō'" (Japanese: 其の一「ヘルリス！」　其の二「父の肖像」)	17 May 2019
32	7	"Fitzgerald Rising" Transcription: "Fittsujerarudo・Raijingu" (Japanese: フィッツジェラルド・ライジング)	24 May 2019
33	8	"The Masked Assassin" Transcription: "Kamen no Ansatsusha" (Japanese: 仮面ノ暗殺者)	31 May 2019
34	9	"Cannibalism (Part One)" Transcription: "Tomogui (Sono Ichi)" (Japanese: 共喰い(其の一))	7 June 2019
35	10	"Cannibalism (Part Two)" Transcription: "Tomogui (Sono Ni)" (Japanese: 共喰い(其の二))	14 June 2019
36	11	"Cannibalism (Part Three)" Transcription: "Tomogui (Sono San)" (Japanese: 共喰い(其の三))	21 June 2019
37	12	"Echo" Transcription: "Ekō" (Japanese: 回向（ECHO）)	28 June 2019

Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!

No.	Title [20][21]	Directed by [lower-alpha 3]	Written by [lower-alpha 3]	Original air date [22]
1	"Bungo Stray Dogs REAL" Transcription: "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu Riaru" (Japanese: 文豪ストレイドッグスREAL) "What's Inside the Locker?" Transcription: "Rokkā no Nakami wa Nandesho na?" (Japanese: ロッカーの中身はなんでしょな？) "An Unfruitful Exchange" Transcription: "Kamiawanai Yaritori" (Japanese: 噛み合わないやりとり)	Toshihiro Kikuchi	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	January 13, 2021
2	"Let's Go Flower Gazing!" Transcription: "Ohanami ni Ikō!" (Japanese: お花見に行こう！) "To The Baths!" Transcription: "Ofuro ni Ikō!" (Japanese: お風呂に行こう！)	Toshihiro Kikuchi	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	January 20, 2021
3	"Operation Errand Run" Transcription: "Otsukai Dai Sakusen" (Japanese: おつかい大作戦) "Finders Kyouka's" Transcription: "Kyōka no Hiroimono" (Japanese: 鏡花の拾いもの) "Rampo-san's Day Well Spent" Transcription: "Ranpo-san no Orikō na Ichinichi" (Japanese: 乱歩さんのお利口な一日)	Ryō Katō	Kan'ichi Katō	January 27, 2021
4	"Akutagawa-kun's Errands" Transcription: "Akutagawa-kun no Otsukai" (Japanese: 芥川君のお遣い) "The Mafia Member Who Doesn't Kill" Transcription: "Korosazu no Mafia" (Japanese: ころさずのまふぃあ) "Forming a Duo With Him: The Serious Part" Transcription: "Aitsu to Konbi〜Maji-hen〜" (Japanese: アイツとコンビ〜本気 (マジ)編〜)	Ryō Katō	Kan'ichi Katō	February 3, 2021
5	"Dazai and Chuuya, Pretentious Fourteen-Year-Olds" Transcription: "Dazai Chūya Jūyon-sai (Chūnibyō)" (Japanese: 太宰・中也14歳（中二病）) "A Day in Yokohama" Transcription: "Toaru Yokohama no Ichinichi" (Japanese: とある横浜の一日) "The Boy and the Puppy" Transcription: "Shōnen to Koinu" (Japanese: 少年と子犬)	Tatsuya Sasaki	Kunihiko Okada	February 10, 2021

Home media releases

Season 1

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Volume 1	June 24, 2016[23]	1	1–2
Volume 2	July 29, 2016[24]	1	3–4
Volume 3	August 26, 2016[25]	1	5–6
Volume 4	September 30, 2016[26]	1	7–8
Volume 5	October 28, 2016[27]	1	9–10
Volume 6	November 25, 2016[28]	1	11–12

Season 2

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Volume 7	December 23, 2016[29]	1	13–14
Volume 8	January 27, 2017[30]	1	15–16
Volume 9	February 24, 2017[31]	1	17–18
Volume 10	March 24, 2017[32]	1	19–20
Volume 11	April 28, 2017[33]	1	21–22
Volume 12	May 26, 2017[34]	1	23–24

Season 3

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Volume 13	June 21, 2019[35]	1	26–28
Volume 14	July 24, 2019[36]	1	29–31
Volume 15	August 23, 2019[37]	1	32–34
Volume 16	September 25, 2019[38]	1	35–37

North America

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Season One	March 6, 2018[39]	2	1–12
Season Two	September 4, 2018[40]	2	13–24
Season Three	June 9, 2019[41]	2	27–38
Seasons One and Two	September 17, 2019[42]	2	1–24

Australia

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Season One	February 20, 2019[43]	2	1–12
Season Two	February 20, 2019[44]	2	13–24

Notes

1. The series was listed to premiere at 25:05 on 6 April 2016; this is the same as 1:05 on 7 April.
2. This episode has an English title only
3. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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